The dramatic flooding in Lincoln County has some residents wondering about renewed asbestos exposure. Here’s what we know.

State and federal regulators have long identified concerns about how wildland fire in the dense forest surrounding Libby’s former vermiculite mine could spark a public health emergency. This week, ...

Just weeks after a Cascade County judge agreed with a jury that the insurance company that represented a Libby asbestos mine should pay a former miner there $36.5 million, attorneys for that miner ...

Asbestos, known for causing mesothelioma, was used in a wide range of products in the 20th century. Asbestos was used in a ...

MSHA published a final rule raising protections for miners exposed to asbestos at metal, nonmetal and underground coal mines, stipulating it will reduce the asbestos exposure limit by 95 percent. The ...

Asbestos is a class of minerals that can be used to create durable materials that are heat-, fire- and chemical-resistant. Those properties made it popular in … ...

"We need to keep it open so we have jobs." Those are the words of a retired miner, explaining why the local mining operation is so important to his community. But he wasn't talking about a coal mine ...